GBAL.TO Alternatives & Similar ETFs

iShares ESG Balanced ETF Portfolio (GBAL.TO) belongs to the Diversified Portfolio category. Below you'll find alternative ETFs from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with GBAL.TO. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to GBAL.TO

GBAL.TO charges 0.25% annually. There are 13 ETFs in the Diversified Portfolio category with lower expense ratios, going as low as 0.15%.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio	AUM	Inception
ZCON.TO	BMO Conservative ETF	0.15%	107.60M	Feb 2019	GBAL.TO vs ZCON.TO
TGRO.TO	TD Growth ETF Portfolio	0.17%	—	Aug 2020	GBAL.TO vs TGRO.TO
ZGRO.TO	BMO Growth ETF	0.18%	767.07M	Feb 2019	GBAL.TO vs ZGRO.TO
ZMI.TO	BMO Monthly Income ETF	0.18%	236.88M	Jan 2011	GBAL.TO vs ZMI.TO
ZESG.TO	BMO Balanced ESG ETF	0.18%	105.18M	Jan 2020	GBAL.TO vs ZESG.TO

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to GBAL.TO

GBAL.TO has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 64. There are 17 ETFs in the Diversified Portfolio category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 93.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
GRO.TO	Franklin Growth ETF Portfolio	93	—	Feb 2019	GBAL.TO vs GRO.TO
CEQT.TO	CI Equity Asset Allocation ETF	92	—	May 2023	GBAL.TO vs CEQT.TO
MGRW.TO	Mackenzie Growth Allocation ETF	85	—	Sep 2020	GBAL.TO vs MGRW.TO
HBAL.TO	Global X Balanced Asset Allocation ETF	82	182.80M	Aug 2018	GBAL.TO vs HBAL.TO
VGRO.TO	Vanguard Growth ETF Portfolio	81	10.14B	Jan 2018	GBAL.TO vs VGRO.TO

Top Performing GBAL.TO Alternatives (YTD)

GBAL.TO is at 9.95% YTD. There are 8 ETFs in the Diversified Portfolio category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 13.29%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
GGRO.TO	iShares ESG Growth ETF Portfolio	13.29%	261.72M	Sep 2020	GBAL.TO vs GGRO.TO
CEQT.TO	CI Equity Asset Allocation ETF	13.27%	—	May 2023	GBAL.TO vs CEQT.TO
FEQT.NEO	Fidelity All-in-One Equity ETF Fund	11.26%	—	Jan 2022	GBAL.TO vs FEQT.NEO
ZGRO.TO	BMO Growth ETF	10.93%	767.07M	Feb 2019	GBAL.TO vs ZGRO.TO
VGRO.TO	Vanguard Growth ETF Portfolio	10.72%	10.14B	Jan 2018	GBAL.TO vs VGRO.TO

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to GBAL.TO

GBAL.TO has 9.98% 1-year volatility. There are 16 ETFs in the Diversified Portfolio category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 0.00%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
CSBG.NEO	CIBC Sustainable Balanced Growth Solution ETF	0.00%	—	Jun 2021	GBAL.TO vs CSBG.NEO
PYF.TO	Purpose Premium Yield Fund Series ETF	3.25%	693.10M	Nov 2018	GBAL.TO vs PYF.TO
VCIP.TO	Vanguard Conservative Income ETF Portfolio	4.78%	254.60M	Jan 2019	GBAL.TO vs VCIP.TO
XINC.TO	iShares Core Income Balanced ETF Portfolio	4.95%	124.55M	Aug 2019	GBAL.TO vs XINC.TO
VRIF.TO	Vanguard Retirement Income ETF Portfolio	5.57%	357.83M	Sep 2020	GBAL.TO vs VRIF.TO

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to GBAL.TO

GBAL.TO has a 1-year max drawdown of -6.40%. There are 16 ETFs in the Diversified Portfolio category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as 0.00%.

Symbol	Name	Max Drawdown 1Y	AUM	Inception
CSBG.NEO	CIBC Sustainable Balanced Growth Solution ETF	0.00%	—	Jun 2021	GBAL.TO vs CSBG.NEO
PYF.TO	Purpose Premium Yield Fund Series ETF	-2.11%	693.10M	Nov 2018	GBAL.TO vs PYF.TO
XINC.TO	iShares Core Income Balanced ETF Portfolio	-3.65%	124.55M	Aug 2019	GBAL.TO vs XINC.TO
VCIP.TO	Vanguard Conservative Income ETF Portfolio	-3.80%	254.60M	Jan 2019	GBAL.TO vs VCIP.TO
XTR.TO	iShares Diversified Monthly Income ETF	-3.84%	378.56M	Dec 2005	GBAL.TO vs XTR.TO

Other ETFs from iShares

The 10 most viewed iShares ETFs shown here include XEQT.TO, XDIV.TO, XEI.TO and span 8 categories. AUM among these funds goes as high as $30B.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
XEQT.TO	iShares Core Equity ETF Portfolio	Global Equities	81	12.77%	19.56B	Aug 2019	GBAL.TO vs XEQT.TO
XDIV.TO	iShares Core MSCI Canadian Quality Dividend Index ...	Dividend, Large Cap Value Equities	98	20.61%	5.54B	Jun 2017	GBAL.TO vs XDIV.TO
XEI.TO	iShares S&P/TSX Composite High Dividend Index ETF	Canada Equities	97	23.00%	4.13B	Apr 2011	GBAL.TO vs XEI.TO
XIC.TO	iShares Core S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF	Canada Equities	83	10.67%	30.44B	Feb 2001	GBAL.TO vs XIC.TO
XIU.TO	iShares S&P/TSX 60 Index ETF	Canada Equities	88	11.33%	22.98B	Sep 1999	GBAL.TO vs XIU.TO
XQQ.TO	iShares NASDAQ 100 Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	Nasdaq-100	43	14.22%	5.60B	May 2011	GBAL.TO vs XQQ.TO
XEF.TO	iShares Core MSCI EAFE IMI Index ETF	Foreign Large Cap Equities	55	12.11%	22.44B	Apr 2013	GBAL.TO vs XEF.TO
XGRO.TO	iShares Core Growth ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	71	10.58%	4.97B	Jun 2007	GBAL.TO vs XGRO.TO
XUS.TO	iShares Core S&P 500 Index ETF	S&P 500	73	11.92%	12.94B	Apr 2013	GBAL.TO vs XUS.TO
XAW.TO	iShares Core MSCI All Country World ex Canada Inde...	Global Equities	78	14.12%	4.47B	Feb 2015	GBAL.TO vs XAW.TO

Often Compared With GBAL.TO

Investors most often compare GBAL.TO with XBAL.TO, EAOR, GEQT.TO. These 16 comparison targets span 5 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
XBAL.TO	iShares Core Balanced ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	63	8.27%	3.32B	Jun 2007	GBAL.TO vs XBAL.TO
EAOR	iShares ESG Aware Growth Allocation ETF	Diversified Portfolio	62	6.51%	33.16M	Jun 2020	GBAL.TO vs EAOR
GEQT.TO	iShares ESG Equity ETF Portfolio	Global Equities	71	15.49%	278.44M	Sep 2020	GBAL.TO vs GEQT.TO
XIN.TO	iShares MSCI EAFE Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	Global Equities	61	10.80%	1.93B	Sep 2001	GBAL.TO vs XIN.TO
VBAL.TO	Vanguard Balanced ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	71	8.40%	5.44B	Jan 2018	GBAL.TO vs VBAL.TO
VFV.TO	Vanguard S&P 500 Index ETF	S&P 500	74	11.92%	32.85B	Nov 2012	GBAL.TO vs VFV.TO
ZCN.TO	BMO S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index ETF	Canada Equities	83	10.54%	16.91B	May 2009	GBAL.TO vs ZCN.TO
FBAL.NEO	Fidelity All-in-One Balanced ETF	Diversified Portfolio	68	7.72%	8.96B	Jan 2021	GBAL.TO vs FBAL.NEO
XCNS.TO	iShares Core Conservative Balanced ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	68	6.11%	408.41M	Aug 2019	GBAL.TO vs XCNS.TO
TBAL.TO	TD Balanced ETF Portfolio	Global Allocation	75	7.59%	—	Aug 2020	GBAL.TO vs TBAL.TO
MIX.TO	Hamilton Enhanced Mixed Asset ETF	Diversified Portfolio	50	4.50%	—	Apr 2025	GBAL.TO vs MIX.TO
GCNS.TO	iShares ESG Conservative Balanced ETF Portfolio	Diversified Portfolio	56	7.86%	78.91M	Sep 2020	GBAL.TO vs GCNS.TO
ZLB.TO	BMO Low Volatility Canadian Equity ETF	Canada Equities	51	7.81%	6.18B	Oct 2011	GBAL.TO vs ZLB.TO
VEQT.TO	Vanguard All-Equity ETF Portfolio	Global Equities	83	13.03%	14.70B	Jan 2019	GBAL.TO vs VEQT.TO
XSP.TO	iShares Core S&P 500 Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)	S&P 500	50	6.62%	15.52B	May 2001	GBAL.TO vs XSP.TO
FGRO.NEO	Fidelity All-in-One Growth ETF	Diversified Portfolio	71	9.74%	4.70B	Jan 2021	GBAL.TO vs FGRO.NEO

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